Taiwanese biotech PharmaEssentia is preparing to seek an expanded US label for its long-acting interferon Besremi (ropeginterferon alfa-2b) following new late-stage data that show the therapy outperforms anagrelide in treating essential thrombocythaemia (ET) after hydroxyurea failure. 3 June 2025
Detailed results from the Phase III OASIS-4 study have found that Bayer’s elinzanetant showed a statistically significant reduction in the frequency of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms (VMS, also known as hot flushes) from baseline to week four and 12 compared to placebo, in women taking endocrine therapy to prevent hormone receptor (HR+) breast cancer. 2 June 2025
Positive results from the SERENA-6 Phase III trial have shown that AstraZeneca’s camizestrant alongside a cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6 inhibitor (palbociclib, ribociclib or abemaciclib) led to a highly statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in progression-free survival (PFS). 2 June 2025
The Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology has announced results from ATOMIC, a Phase III trial evaluating standard chemotherapy alone or combined with Roche’s Tecentriq (atezolizumab) in patients who have surgically resected stage III colon cancer and deficient deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) mismatch repair (dMMR). 2 June 2025
With ASCO 2025 drawing toward its close in Chicago, Amsterdam-based biotech Avidicure is entering the spotlight with its first public data on a new class of cancer immunotherapies. The company’s lead program, AVC-S-101, is designed to target TROP2 in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and other solid tumors. 2 June 2025
US biotech Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has announced detailed analyses from the Phase III C-POST trial, which evaluated PD-1 inhibitor Libtayo (cemiplimab) in patients with high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) after surgery. 2 June 2025
AstraZeneca has reported positive findings from its Phase III MATTERHORN trial, spotlighting the potential of its immunotherapy Imfinzi (durvalumab) to significantly delay disease progression in patients with early-stage and locally advanced gastric and gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancers. 2 June 2025
Arcus Biosciences is setting the stage for a high-stakes Phase III showdown in kidney cancer, after early results showed that nearly half of patients treated with its experimental therapy had a confirmed response. 2 June 2025
US drugmaker Protagonist Therapeutics and Japan’s Takeda Pharma announced detailed results from the Phase III, randomized, placebo-controlled VERIFY study evaluating rusfertide in patients with polycythemia vera (PV), which met the primary and all key secondary endpoints. 2 June 2025
Arvinas and Pfizer today announced detailed results from the Phase III VERITAC-2 clinical trial (NCT05654623) evaluating vepdegestrant monotherapy versus fulvestrant in adults with estrogen receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (ER+/HER2-) advanced or metastatic breast cancer (MBC) whose disease progressed following prior treatment with cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6 inhibitors and endocrine therapy. 2 June 2025
US pharma giant Pfizer on Saturday announced statistically-significant and clinically-meaningful survival results from the Phase III BREAKWATER trial evaluating Braftovi (encorafenib) in combination with cetuximab (marketed as Erbitux) and mFOLFOX6 (fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin) in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) with a BRAF V600E mutation. 2 June 2025
Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZeneca have released detailed Phase III results that could help position their HER2-targeting drug Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) as the second-line standard of care for advanced gastric cancer. 2 June 2025
In the run up to the 2025 annual ASCO meeting, IMUNON (Nasdaq: IMNN) is moving into a Phase III trial with its lead candidate IMNN-001. We interviewed president and chief executive Stacy Lindborg on the long path to this moment—and what may lie ahead in the evolving ovarian cancer treatment landscape. 28 May 2025
Germany’s Merck KGaA today announced the presentation of detailed positive results from Part 1 of the global Phase III MANEUVER trial evaluating pimicotinib, a potentially best-in-class investigational colony stimulating factor-1 receptor (CSF-1R) inhibitor in development by Abbisko Therapeutics, in the treatment of patients with tenosynovial giant cell tumor (TGCT). 28 May 2025
French biotech ImCheck Therapeutics is preparing to showcase encouraging interim results for its investigational monoclonal antibody ICT01 at the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting, highlighting the compound’s potential to improve outcomes in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients not eligible for intensive chemotherapy. 27 May 2025
US biotech Syndeio Biosciences has launched with over $90 million in funding and a pipeline of synapse-targeting neurotherapies aimed at treating major depressive disorder, Alzheimer’s disease, and other central nervous system (CNS) conditions. 27 May 2025
Verastem Oncology has unveiled updated early-stage data from its RAMP 205 trial in metastatic pancreatic cancer, bolstering its efforts to broaden use of its dual-drug regimen, Avmapki Fakzynja Co-Pack, beyond its recently approved indication in a rare form of ovarian cancer. 23 May 2025
Japanese drugmaker Astellas and US pharma giant Pfizer have announced longer-term follow-up results from an open-label extension of the Phase III ARCHES study. 23 May 2025
Swiss pharma major Roche has reported updated results from its Phase III STARGLO trial, showing that a fixed-duration regimen of Columvi (glofitamab) combined with gemcitabine and oxaliplatin (GemOx) continues to deliver a notable survival benefit for patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). 23 May 2025
The oncology community’s biggest gathering returns to Chicago from May 30 to June 3, and all signs suggest the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting will be a watershed moment. 23 May 2025
German pharma major Bayer today released results from the Phase III ARANOTE trial at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) taking place in Spain. 16 September 2024
Swiss pharma giant has shared a well-timed updated analysis from the pivotal Phase III NATALEE trial at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2024. 16 September 2024
As ever, US pharma giant Merck & Co has been sharing plenty of data on its blockbuster anti-PD-1 therapy Keytruda (pembrolizumab) at this year’s meeting of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO). 16 September 2024
Positive results from the NIAGARA Phase III trial showed that UK pharma major AstraZeneca’s (LSE: AZN) Imfinzi (durvalumab) in combination with chemotherapy demonstrated a statistically-significant and clinically-meaningful improvement in the primary endpoint of event-free survival (EFS) and the key secondary endpoint of overall survival (OS) versus neoadjuvant chemotherapy for patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC). 16 September 2024
The Phase II study of ponsegromab, a monoclonal antibody directed against growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15), met its primary endpoint of change from baseline in body weight compared to placebo in people with cancer cachexia and elevated levels of GDF-15, said US pharma giant Pfizer. 16 September 2024
Pfizer released longer-term follow-up results from the Phase II single-arm PHAROS clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of Braftovi (encorafenib) in combination with Mektovi (binimetinib) for patients with BRAF V600E - mutant metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). 16 September 2024
US pharma giant Merck & Co announced positive overall survival (OS) results from the final analysis of the Phase III KEYNOTE-811 trial. 14 September 2024
As the world’s leading cancer research professionals arrived at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2024 in Barcelona on Friday, they were given a reminder of some of the remaining challenges that lie ahead in their field. 13 September 2024
Among the first presentations at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) meeting that kicked off today, were results from the DESTINY-Breast12 Phase IIIb/IV trial of Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan). 13 September 2024
Innovent Biologics has announced positive results from a Phase III trial for mazdutide, a dual agonist targeting GLP-1 and glucagon receptor. 12 September 2024
Novo Nordisk has announced that its obesity drug Saxenda (liraglutide) has been shown to be safe and effective in treating obesity in children aged 6-12 years, based on results from a Phase IIIa trial. 12 September 2024
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals has released new data from a Phase III trial showing that its drug sotagliflozin improves certain glucose control parameters in people with type 2 diabetes. 12 September 2024
US biotech Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has announced five-year results from the final pre-specified overall survival (OS) analysis of the Phase III EMPOWER-Lung 1 trial. 11 September 2024
The upcoming European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2024 should provide a reminder—if it were needed—of the pace of innovation in the development of new medicines for cancer. 10 September 2024
Roivant today announced its previously undisclosed pipeline program mosliciguat, a potential first-in-class, inhaled, once-daily sGC activator with targeted delivery to the lungs via dry powder inhaler, at Pulmovant. 10 September 2024
Boehringer Ingelheim has reported positive results from a Phase Ib primary analysis of Cohort 1 of the Beamion LUNG-1 trial evaluating zongertinib (BI 1810631) in pre-treated patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with activating HER2 mutations. 10 September 2024
Summit Therapeutics on Sunday announced data from the primary analysis of the Phase III HARMONi-2 trial featuring the novel, potential first-in-class investigational bispecific antibody, ivonescimab compared to Merck & Co’s) mega blockbuster drug Keytruda (pembrolizumab). 9 September 2024
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals yesterday announced that a post-hoc analysis of Phase III data from the SCORED clinical trial demonstrated that Inpefa (sotagliflozin) reduced the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events. 4 September 2024